Director/Faculty Position Health Informatics

Pace University College of Health Professions invites applications for a Director of Health Informatics. This is a full-time faculty position (non-tenure track) located on the New York City Campus. Academic rank and salary is commensurate with educational preparation and experience.

This position will be a combination of administration, teaching and service. Administrative activities will include program and course development, student recruitment, student learning assessment and support, program progression standarization, seeking and sustaining programmatic accreditation, and faculty hiring and mentoring. This position does not have a research component. The ideal candidate will have prior experience and expertise in both academic administration and teaching at the post-secondary level.

The College of Health Professions is a thriving academic community within a University that is ranked #1 among private, four-year colleges for upward economic mobility by Harvard University’s Opportunity Insights. Pace University was also recently ranked #4 in "Top 10 Colleges Deserving Recognition for their Response to COVID-19" in College Magazine.

The College of Health Professions is a multidisciplinary health college that has successfully launched nine new programs in the past five years. Most recently, the College has developed a fully online Master’s degree in Health Informatics and now seeks an innovative and experienced health informatics expert to direct the program.

Required Experience:

• Candidates must have a minimum of a master’s degree (doctorate preferred) in either a healthcare or information technology discipline (e.g., licensed healthcare discipline, public health, healthcare administration, informatics, artificial intelligence, computer science, statistics, biostatistics, bioinformatics, machine learning etc.)
• Graduate teaching experience
• Academic administrative experience
• Online teaching experience
• Is PMP certified
• Has experience with both healthcare and information technology
• Has online instructional design experience
• Has online program administration experience
• Has academic leadership experience or the desire for mentorship to a leadership role.
• Shares a deep commitment to effective teaching, developing innovative courses, and mentoring students and faculty.
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusiveness and actively promotes diversity.
• Will engage in professional service within the University and beyond.

Our Ideal Candidate:

How to apply

For application submission instructions, please visit https://careers.pace.edu/postings/17010 Review of applications will begin immediately, and applications received by 06/30/2021 are guaranteed consideration.

The College of Health Professions is committed to increasing the diversity of the campus community. Candidates who have experience working with a diverse range of faculty, staff and students, and who can contribute to the climate of inclusivity, are encouraged to identify their experiences in these areas.

Pace University is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and people of all gender identities are encouraged to apply.

About the College of Health Professions:

Established in 2010, the College of Health Professions at Pace University offers a broad range of programs at the bachelor, master, and doctoral levels. It is the College’s goal to create innovative and complex programs that reflect the changing landscape of the health care system. These programs are designed to prepare graduates for impactful careers in health care practice, health-related research, or as educators, and equip graduates to work in health policy and global health fields. Students in clinical programs receive hands-on training in the College’s Interprofessional Center for Health Care Simulation and have the opportunity to apply their developing skills in real-world settings at many of the regions' leading clinical facilities. The College is currently comprised of several growing and important areas of study, which include nursing, physician assistant, communication sciences and disorders, nutrition and dietetics, occupational therapy, public health, health science, and health informatics.

Our vision is to be recognized for our innovative leadership in education, practice, scholarship, and service to improve health and the health professions. Our mission is to educate and challenge diverse students for the health professions to be leaders, innovators and lifelong learners who will positively impact local, national, and global health. For more information, please visit www.pace.edu/chp